My husband and I welcomed our second child, Audrey into the world March 17, 2017. She was 6 pounds and 11 inches.
Second children are typically born early, and since my first child, was right on time (read Ethan's birth story here), I expected to go into labor with my second early. I was prepared for her arrival since around 38 weeks gestation, so I was a little irritated when her due date … [Read more...]

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Almost a year ago when Ethan was around 6 months old, I wrote about our typical baby bedtime routine. As much as I wish I could say the same thing continued to work for us for over a year; unfortunately (as most parents … [Read more...]

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My period had always been pretty regular before becoming pregnant with my first, so regular that I would be worried if my period was a day late, because it happened so rarely. So it was a very different experience for me when my period … [Read more...]

With the new year approaching fast, I've been thinking a lot about setting some goals for what I would like to accomplish. I've never been a fan of new years resolutions however - they always seemed so drastic, and just something about such a short time limit wasn't appealing. This is even more drastic now that I'm a mother. Sure I still have goals and ideals, but I often don't have as much time … [Read more...]

Kids fight. It's something we tell ourselves over and over again, as once again we are forced to reach a conclusion on an argument. We remind ourselves of our childhood, how our siblings switched from being our best friends to our enemies in the course of a single day. It's natural for children who live in such proximity to one another to occasionally blow up and argue. Some would even suggest … [Read more...]